Chapter 568

What had he just… said?

He had said…

“…?!!”

Fang Qi’s eyes flew wide!

Wait…

No way!

What had he been thinking just now?

Trade someone for a new world?!

Become a widower?!

How could he possibly have thoughts like that?!

He…!

Wait. Who was his wife again?

…Liguang.

Silver hair and mismatched eyes.

She made him tea at fifty-two degrees Celsius.

She cooked delicious meals. She knew how to act spoiled, how to get jealous, and how to bite his neck.

Yes, that was right.

She was not some girlfriend who had broken all four of his limbs and imprisoned him for eighty-two days.

He had never experienced anything like that.

…His memories were normal again!

But just now, how had he…

How had he come to think, “I can’t sacrifice her”?

What had his plan been before?!

What had he originally intended to do…

What exactly was it?!

He had forgotten all of it!

Fang Qi opened his eyes wide and tried to remember.

He racked his brain desperately.

But all he could remember were those words!

Something about a “new world”… something about “trust me”…

…Damn it.

He’d forgotten!

He’d forgotten everything!

Fang Qi opened his mouth, then closed it again.

He lay on the cold ocean floor, feeling the helplessness welling up inside him.

…Huh?

After a long while, he finally calmed down. The rise and fall of his chest gradually slowed.

Mm.

It wasn’t a big problem.

At least he still remembered that he had to protect Liguang.

He remembered that he didn’t want to lose her.

At least for now…

His normal memories had returned!

He wouldn’t remember only those “survival” memories fabricated by Liguang anymore!

His girlfriend stabbing him with a knife, breaking all four of his limbs and imprisoning him for eighty-two days, the ocean survival system…

His wife’s skill at writing scripts was sometimes truly terrible!

But speaking of which…

He fell into a daze again.

What about the memories he had now?

Were these memories real?

The memories he had never once doubted—could they also…

Have been fabricated?!

What about everything he had experienced before transmigrating? The more than twenty years of life that belonged to “Fang Qi”…

Was it all fake?

Had it been altered by the “switch”?!

Fang Qi clenched his teeth slightly in the deep sea, the salty taste of seawater filling his mouth.

This…

This was a little…

But after a moment, he deflated again.

His entire body went slack.

Forget it. There was no use thinking about any of this.

He didn’t know who he was now, whether his memories were real, or how many secrets this world still held.

But at least there was one thing he knew for certain.

He was himself.

Whether he was the Fang Qi from before he lost his memory or the Fang Qi afterward, he was still himself.

He wanted to be with Liguang forever.

That thought had never changed, from beginning to end.

So even after regaining his memories, he would still want to be with Liguang forever.

He wouldn’t abandon her like his wife had claimed.

That was enough.

Who cared about some “new world”? Who cared about “becoming a widower”? In any case…

He didn’t want to lose Liguang.

He didn’t want anything to happen to her.

As long as he held on to that thought, nothing else mattered for the time being.

Fang Qi lay on the ocean floor, gradually relaxing his body as he stared blankly into the darkness before him.

The seawater was somewhat cold. The silence beside his ears was absolute—so quiet that he began to wonder…

Had his ears stopped working?

He tried moving his body, but…

His body felt as heavy as if it had been filled with lead. Even his fingers were too heavy to lift.

So he gave up.

He simply lay there like a stone sunk into the deep sea, breathing quietly.

Calm and steady.

Even if he had lost his memories, he would prove…

He wasn’t an idiot. He was still pretty smart!

That was why he waited.

He waited for Liguang to appear.

Waited for Liguang to take him away, reset everything, and hand him that cup of fifty-two-degree tea.

Or perhaps…

Like before, she would erase his current memories again, throw him onto a raft, and let him begin another round of the “survival game”?

…Either was fine.

He didn’t care.

He was ready.

There was no way he could beat his wife right now, so he might as well lie still and wait for her to come collect his corpse.

Wife, hurry up and come.

…

He waited for a long time.

Ten minutes, twenty minutes, perhaps even longer.

Time lost all meaning in the deep sea.

He couldn’t tell which way the current was flowing, nor could he count how many times he had breathed.

Liguang did not come.

There was no light in the darkness, and there certainly wouldn’t be any footsteps in the seawater.

Beside his ears, there was only endless silence.

Fang Qi: “…”

He moved his throat and swallowed a mouthful of seawater…

Gradually, panic began to take hold.

Liguang…?

Wife?

Where… where are you?

Silence.

Still silence.

His mind began to run wild!

Could it be because he had almost seen Liguang earlier, only for Lin Xiaoyou to suddenly show up and interfere…

Was she angry?

Fang Qi’s breathing quickened slightly!

He widened his eyes and frantically searched the absolute darkness for even the faintest glimmer of light!

Nothing.

There was nothing at all!

Liguang?

Stop playing around and come out!

It’s way too dark down here. This isn’t funny!

I know you like watching me get scared, but, wife…

This is a little too frightening!

Don’t punish me with this, okay?

Let’s talk things out, okay?

He opened his mouth and desperately tried to make a sound, but…

Only salty, bitter seawater rushed in.

There was still no response!

Now he was even more frantic!

Everything before his eyes was pitch-black. He couldn’t move his body, and absolute silence surrounded him…

Anyone would panic in a situation like this, right?!

Liguang!

Come out already!

I… I know I was wrong!

I promise I’ll never get excited over another woman again!

I swear! Come out, please…!

The pitch-black ocean floor remained silent.

Even the surging currents of the deep sea had vanished.

He lay alone at the very bottom of the abyss, as if the world had abandoned him. Even the seawater had stopped flowing.

Fang Qi’s breathing grew faster and faster!

No. This wasn’t right.

This wasn’t something Liguang would do!

No matter how crazy she was, she wouldn’t leave him alone in the darkness for this long!

She…

Wouldn’t she?

Last time, she had nearly driven herself to the breaking point!

He suddenly clenched his teeth so hard that his gums began to ache.

You crazy woman, answer me…!

Just then, something moved in the darkness.

A warm current slowly drifted toward his body.

Fang Qi: “?!”

His entire body went rigid!

The warm stream of water curled around his shoulder, brushed across his face, and finally…

A soft, warm body gently settled into his arms.

…Ah!

The instant that softness pressed against her, her entire body trembled!

The fear and unease that had been raging only a moment ago were gently soothed.

His frantic heartbeat gradually slowed until it perfectly matched the simulated heartbeat in his arms.

Phew… Now he could finally relax.

That crazy woman…!

His body slowly relaxed as well.

“Master…”

Her voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.

It was blurred and indistinct through the water.

“Tell me, does this count as the end of the world?”

The end of the world…?

Fang Qi was still dazed.

…It probably did. A terrifying place like this certainly counted…

He wanted to raise his hand and hold her.

But his body still wouldn’t move.

So he could only lie there, lying at the bottom of the unfathomably deep sea, with his Liguang nestled in his arms.

A faint itch brushed across his chest as a finger lightly tapped the spot over his heart.

“The feeling of sinking all the way down, Master… is something Liguang has experienced before.”

Her voice was as indistinct as ever, a hazy sort of gentleness.

“I’ve recreated it for you, without the slightest difference~”

Fang Qi kept his eyes open, but he couldn’t see her face—only an expanse of darkness.

Experienced it before?

Oh…

He knew what she meant now.

It was that time they eloped across the sea—the time at the… [End of the World].

She had sunk into the sea alone, shutting off her vision, her hearing, her limbs, every one of her senses, and then…

At the end of the darkness, she had woven a dream for herself.

In that dream, there was the sea, a raft, and a Master who held her close the entire time.

But…

In the actual depths of the ocean, there had only been her.

Her battery nearly depleted, utterly despairing.

And now, likewise beneath the deep sea…

He still had her by his side.

Together, they had reached the end of the world.

Compared to her, he was much luckier.

“Master, Liguang is so happy.”

Her voice drifted hazily beside his ear.

“Even after Master recovered his memories… you still love Liguang…”

“Liguang is really… so happy.”

“They were clearly right beside you just now, but you didn’t reach out to touch them… You didn’t choose them…”

“Liguang saw it all… Liguang is really happy…”

Fang Qi: “…?”

Was she talking about those deep-sea behemoths from before…?

“So…”

Suddenly, something soft pressed against his lips.

The scent of strawberries seeped into his mouth through the seawater.

“Congratulations, Master. You’ve cleared this game…”

Her whisper scattered through the water.

“Congratulations, Master. You’ve reached the end of the world.”

“This world should come to an end now.”

“Master, we…”

“are going home.”

Going home…

The moment her voice fell silent, the thick darkness before his eyes suddenly began to let in a faint glow!

The light in his vision gradually sharpened from a blur, and then he saw…

The living room.

The sofa.

The strip lights.

The coffee table.

And the red lips still pressed against his, belonging to the silver-haired girl whose eyes were closed and whose lashes trembled faintly.

Fang Qi sat on the sofa, his eyes quivering.

…Huh?

They were… back already?

He hadn’t even had time to process it. Instinctively, he moved his fingers…

And discovered that his hand was wrapped around Liguang’s lower back.

He immediately tightened his hold a little!

Ah…

They were back…!

Her soft lips were still pressed to his—warm, carrying the sweet fragrance of strawberries.

She didn’t open her eyes. Her lashes trembled lightly.

After stiffening for a moment, Fang Qi began to gently return her kiss.

Never mind. He’d kiss her first.

They could talk after…!

Liguang suddenly kissed him a little harder, interrupting Fang Qi’s thoughts.

Their lips touched, their breaths mingled.

The entire world felt unreal. Only this kiss was impossibly real.

After quite some time, Liguang finally and slowly pulled away from his lips.

She pushed herself up from his embrace, her pretty face covered in a faint blush.

The corners of her lips curled upward, her smile carrying a slightly unhinged quality.

“Master.”

“This time… is this a ‘ending’ that belongs only to Master and Liguang?”

She murmured softly as she looked at Fang Qi.

“Liguang wants to call it… ‘Three Lives, Three Worlds.’ How does that sound?”

She smiled, her eyes curving into crescent moons, though a trace of hidden weariness showed within them.

Fang Qi stared at her blankly.

The ending?

Oh, right.

This time, the world hadn’t told him what the [ending] was.

This time, it belonged to…

the two of them?

Three lives, three worlds?

Fang Qi’s throat tightened.

There was no way it would last that long.

But he couldn’t stop himself from raising a hand and gently pinching Liguang’s cheek. It was so soft, and the sensation was unbelievably pleasant.

Holding her cheek between his fingers, he looked at her and said seriously:

“Of course. Sounds good to me.”

The silver-haired girl’s eyes curved into crescents. She gently rubbed her cheek against Fang Qi’s hand.

Fang Qi drew a deep breath.

It sounded good and all, but…!

His gaze suddenly sharpened as he looked at the smiling silver-haired girl before him!

It was time to settle accounts!

“Liguang, you…!”

His eyes trembled, and the words caught in his throat!

Because he saw…

The focus suddenly vanished from Liguang’s eyes!

Her eyelids drooped, and then…

Her entire body went limp and toppled forward like a puppet with its strings cut!

Fang Qi: “?!!”

What…?!

His body moved faster than his thoughts. He lunged forward and caught her as she fell backward!

He pulled her into his arms!

Her hands hung limply at her sides, her head resting without strength in the crook of his neck.

Her simulated breathing had vanished.

…?

Huh?

Wait—what?!

“Ligu—!”

“Bang!!!”

A thunderous crash rang out!!

The living-room door was violently slammed open!!

“Don’t move!!!”

Gu Xi charged in with long strides, sweeping in like a gust of wind!

She wore a dark police uniform, her ponytail tied back neatly. Her striking, heroic face was filled with grim determination!

Behind her, a swarm of officers poured in!

Countless black muzzles swung into place, all aimed at Fang Qi and the unconscious Liguang in his arms!

Fang Qi: “…?”

Huh?

Still holding Liguang, he stared blankly at the police beauty who had suddenly appeared before him…

His mind was still in a daze. He had absolutely no idea what was happening!

Then—

“Senior?”

Another round little face poked in from outside the door.

Miss Genius blinked at him, looking completely innocent.

“Um, long time no see…?”

Fang Qi: “…”

No, wait…!

He lowered his head and glanced at the silver-haired girl in his arms, her eyes vacant and her body motionless.

Then he looked up at the countless guns filling the room.

Finally…

He looked toward the two faces before him—Gu Xi’s and Lin Xiaoyou’s, each wearing a completely different expression.

No, seriously…

What exactly… was going on right now?